Patrick Corbin showed signs of life in his last few starts before the All-Star Break, but in his final first-half outing, the recently-turned 33-year-old lefty struggled a bit, giving up nine hits, two walks, and six runs, five earned, in a five-inning, 106-pitch outing against Atlanta.
“He wasn’t the norm like he has been the last few starts where he was getting ahead and getting early contact,” Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez said after an 8-4 loss to the Braves in Nationals Park.
“Today was a little different. He fell behind and like I said some of the balls were up that were home runs, so tough day.